Penne with Herbs & Tomato Sauce

Ingredients
•Penne pasta………………200gms
•Tomatoes………………... 8 medium sized
•Celery……………………. ½ stalk
•Capsicum…………………1 medium sized
•Fresh basil………………... a few leaves
•Olive oil………………….. 1 tbsp
•Bay leaf…………………... 12
•Vegetable stock…………... 2 cups
•Butter……………………... 1 tbsp
•Whole wheat flour………... 2 tbsp
•Skimmed milk…………….. 1 cup
•Salt….................................. to taste
•Pepper powder……………1 tsp
•Mixed dry herbs………….. 2 tsps
Preparation
1.Boil penne pasta in three to four cups of water. Do not overcook. Drain, rinse in cold
water. Drain and keep aside.
Boil penne pasta in three to four cups of water. Do not overcook. Drain, rinse in cold
water. Drain and keep aside.
2.Wash and roughly chop tomatoes. Trim, wash the celery and roughly chop. Wash,
halve deseed and cut capsicum into half inch sized pieces. Wash basil leaves and
keep them in cold water to be used for garnishing.
Wash and roughly chop tomatoes. Trim, wash the celery and roughly chop. Wash,
halve deseed and cut capsicum into half inch sized pieces. Wash basil leaves and
keep them in cold water to be used for garnishing.
3.Heat olive oil in a pan and add bay leaf and sauté till translucent. Add celery, and
stir-fry for two or three minutes. Add tomatoes and sauté. Add vegetable stock and
cook on high heat for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
Heat olive oil in a pan and add bay leaf and sauté till translucent. Add celery, and
stir-fry for two or three minutes. Add tomatoes and sauté. Add vegetable stock and
cook on high heat for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
4.Reduce heat and simmer for about five minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Puree
tomato mixture in a blender.
Reduce heat and simmer for about five minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Puree
tomato mixture in a blender.
5.Heat butter in a pan. Add whole wheat flour and cook on medium heat for two to
three minutes, stirring continuously. Add skimmed milk, a little at a time, and stir
continuously to avoid lumps.
Heat butter in a pan. Add whole wheat flour and cook on medium heat for two to
three minutes, stirring continuously. Add skimmed milk, a little at a time, and stir
continuously to avoid lumps.
6.Cook on low heat till you get a thick sauce. Season with salt and pepper powder. Stir
in pureed tomato sauce, capsicum and boiled penne pasta.
Cook on low heat till you get a thick sauce. Season with salt and pepper powder. Stir
in pureed tomato sauce, capsicum and boiled penne pasta.
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